Call it by name. The national press has been corrupted, by a combination of inducements and threats. Like many cases of corruption, it happened in such small increments that most of them don't realize themselves that they've been corrupted. But then, that's how it usually works in the real world. All this is well known, but it hasn't been named yet. This phrase should enter the public dialog: "press corruption."
The Merriam-Webster definition of corruption is as good as any:
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